Read full poem →But timid also, quick to shut my eyes.
Whereas my friend was able to watch, to let events play out
According to nature. For my sake she intervened
Dictionary Entry
whereas
Part of SpeechnounPronunciation/weəɹˈæz/Word FrequencyCommon (5.11)Curriculum FrequencyLess common (1)Used In Literature ↓A clause, as in legal documents, stating whereas.
In a Sentence
“The article includes whereas to support a careful argument.”
Published Usage Examples
“The reality is that it's much easier to put everybody under this label whereas you could say people use their methodology or synthesize this.”
“That particular time I had to put my username and password in whereas the time before and after I didn't.”
This entry also appears in ReadingWillow Year 11 word lists, so students can move between the dictionary and year-level study sets.
Origin
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Common Phrases
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Poetry examples for “whereas”
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